Quarterly Review: Troops Neutralize Over 238 Terrorists, Arrested 276

Troops of Operation HADIN KAI have neutralized 240 terrorists and arrested 276 terrorists and collaborators.

They also rescued 147 kidnapped hostages.

The Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba made this known when briefing Journalists on the quarterly review of Joint Task Force Operational Activities of the Armed Forces of Nigeria from June – August 2023 in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital.

General Buba said that additionally, a total of 4,560 combatant fighters with their families surrendered to troops.

According to him, “troops also recovered 169 assorted weapons, 1,195 assorted ammunitions and 199 other equipment.”

Breakdown as follows: 57 AK47 rifles, one GPMG, 2 HK21 rifles, one FN rifle, one G3 rifle, one pistol, 22 Dane guns, one double barrel, 73 AK47 magazines, 3 hand grenades, 2 LMG magazines, one RPG tube, 2 tear gas launchers, 674 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 500 rounds of 7.62mm x 54mm, 20 PKM rounds, one cartridge, 2 vehicles, 29 motorcycles, 47 bicycles, 18 mobile phones, 13 steering rod and pumps, 5 gearboxes and 4 boating radios and 158 livestock, he added.

Similarly, troops of Operation SAFE HAVEN neutralized 94 terrorists, arrested 477 suspects, and rescued 76 kidnapped hostages.

 He said that “troops also, recovered 82 assorted weapons and 760 assorted ammunition.”

According to him, the breakdown is as follows: “20 AK47 rifles, 5 revolvers, 27 fabricated rifles, 6 fabricated pistols, 13 Dane guns, 5 pistols, 2 pump actions, 6 AK47 magazines, 523 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 190 rounds of 5.5mm ammo, 31 rounds 9mm ammo, 18 cartridges, and 1,722 livestock.”

He noted that in the course of operations, troops of Operation WHIRL STROKE neutralized 83 terrorists, arrested 104 suspects, and rescued 18 kidnapped hostages.

Also, troops recovered 37 weapons, 68 assorted ammunition, and 127 items. Breakdown as follows: 2 AK47 rifles, one FN rifle, 5 locally fabricated pistols, 2 Dane guns, one pistol, 15 AK47 magazines, 2 G3 magazines, 2 FN magazines, one GPMG barrel, one Ak47 barrel, 3 rifle butts, and one locally fabricated bullet.

In addition, troops recovered 4 woodland camouflages, 15 motorcycles, 9 mobile phones, 6 vehicles, 5 cutlasses, 2 pairs of black boots, one fragmental jacket, one generator set, 3 knives, 2 machetes, and one saw and metal.

The Director also noted that troops of Operation HADARIN DAJI neutralized 248 terrorists, arrested 116 suspected terrorists, and rescued 359 kidnapped hostages.

General Buba said that “troops also recovered a total of 67 assorted weapons, 926 assorted ammunitions and 160 others criminating items. Breakdown as follows: 31 AK47 rifles, 10 Dane guns, 2 GPMG, one FN rifle, one Berretta pistol, one pump action gun, 2 PKT gun, one fabricated AK47 rifle”.

In addition, troops recovered 743 rounds of 7.62mm special ammo, 123 rounds of 7.62mm NATO ammo, 30 rounds of 7.62mm x 39mm ammo, 12 rounds of 7.62mm x 54mm ammo, 8 rounds of 9mm ammo, 9 rounds of PKT, 188 motorcycles, 42 mobile phones and 1,697 rustled livestock.

Serial	Incidents/Occurrences	Jun	Jul	Aug	Total	Remarks
(a)	(b)	(c)		(d)	(e)	(f)
1.	Neutralized Terrorists	82	91	75	248
2.	Arrested Terrorists	31	51	34	116
3.	Rescued Hostages	64	216	79	359
4.	Weapon Recovered	25	23	51	99
5.	Ammunition Recovered	664	177	85	926
6.	Equipment Recovered	65	51	44	160
7.	Livestock Recovered	1,256	414	27	1,697

According to him, in the course of operations, troops of Operation DELTA SAFE neutralized 69 combatants, arrested 191 oil theft collaborators, and rescued 12 kidnapped hostages. Troops prevented oil theft of 6,652,250 litres of crude oil, 3,558,325 illegally refined AGO, 188,650 PK, and 65,600 litres of PMS.

“Troops discovered and destroyed 249 boats, 28 pumping machines, and 3 vessels. Troops also recovered a total of 51 assorted weapons”, he added,

Serial	Ops Activities	Jun	Jul	Aug	Total	Remarks
(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)	(g)
1.	Neutralized Terrorists	25	21	23	69
2.	Arrested Terrorists	22	85	84	191
3.	Rescued Hostages	4	2	6	12
4.	Weapons recovered	15	34	2	51
5.	Boats destroyed	66	84	99	249
6.	Barges/vessels destroyed	2	–	1	3
7.	Camps destroyed	1	4	8	13
8.	Pumping machines	8	9	11	28
9.	Vehicles	29	22	20	71

He noted that troops of Operation UDO KA neutralized 80 combatants, arrested 162 IPOB/ESN criminals, and rescued 109 kidnapped hostages.

According to him, troops also recovered 63 assorted weapons, 320 assorted ammunition, and 166 other incriminating items. Breakdown as follows: 7 AK47 rifles, 21 pump action guns, 16 pistols, one locally made hand grenade, one locally made bomb, 4 AK47 magazines, 2 MG links, one IED, 266 cartridges, 54 rounds of 7.62mm special, 41 vehicles, 51 motorcycles, one bicycle, 71 handsets, one boating radio, and 11 laptops.

Serial	Ops Activities	Jun 23	Jul 23	Aug 23	Total	Remarks
(a)	(b)	(c)	(d)	(e)	(f)	(g)
1.	Neutralized Terrorists	23	32	25	80
2.	Arrested Terrorists	76	77	12	162
3.	Rescued Hostages	14	61	34	109
4.	Weapons Recovered	19	24	20	63
5.	Ammunitions Recovered	189	60	71	320
6.	Equipment Recovered	30	78	58	166

The Armed Forces will continue to apply strong Military pressure on groups undermining the national security of the country adding that it is clear that, the terrorist and their cohorts cannot win in the face of ongoing military pressure against them.

Accordingly, the terrorists and their cohorts are encouraged to drop their arms and rejoin society to provide a better life for themselves and their children. They risk annihilation if they fail to do so.

Meanwhile, a minute silence was observed for the officers who lost their lives at the cost of defending the Nation.

 

 

 

Mercy Chukwudiebere